A historical reflection on the discovery of human retroviruses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The discovery of HIV-1 as the cause of AIDS was one of the major scientific achievements during the last century. Here the events leading to this discovery are reviewed with particular attention to priority and actual contributions by those involved. Since I woul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vahlne Anders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/40